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Talent agents form partnership to push for diversity progress

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The V&A's theatre archive matters – losing our past risks losing our future

One year on, let’s vow to return with greater support for emerging artists

I miss theatre buildings: the crowd, the sweets, and most of all the promise of an empty stage

525,600 minutes later, US theatre still waits to reopen

The challenge for fringe festivals post-Covid will be not to sacrifice creativity

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Is it time to think differently about theatre buildings?

At a time of desperate need, theatres overlook local talent at their peril

Seyi Omooba tribunal result is a huge relief, but not a cause for celebration

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Lyn Gardner

Lyn Gardner is a theatre critic and associate editor of The Stage. Read her weekly column every Monday.

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What does the future of dance training look like post-Brexit?

by Sarah Lambie

Video artist Paula Varjack: ‘After a temporary role, I had to re-interview for my own position’

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Win free training at Fourth Monkey with The Stage Scholarships

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